Abstract: A method for providing a digital sensor signal (DS) from an ultrasonic sensor (16) for signal transmission to a signal receiver (28) is disclosed, in which a digital output signal (OS) from the ultrasonic sensor (16) is processed to form the digital sensor signal for signal transmission. Provision is made for the processing to comprise the following steps: (i) determining a signal change (SC) of successive values of the output signal (OS), (ii) scaling this signal change (SC) by means of a variable scaling factor (SF) which is specified by a scaling scheme known to the ultrasonic sensor (16) and the signal receiver (28), and (iii) outputting the scaled signal change (SC) as the digital sensor signal (DS).

Abstract: A method for correcting a position of a vehicle when parking in a parking space. The method includes determining the position of the vehicle on the basis of odometry information, sensing ultrasonic signals from a linear object, carrying out a method for simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) on the basis of the linear object and the ultrasonic signals, and correcting the position of the vehicle A control device for a driving support system of a vehicle is also disclosed, which is designed to receive odometry information of the vehicle, to receive ultrasonic signals from at least one ultrasonic sensor of the driving support system, and to carry out the aforementioned method. A driving support system for a vehicle with an aforementioned control device and with at least one ultrasonic sensor is disclosed. The invention likewise relates to a vehicle with an aforementioned driving support system.

Abstract: A method for providing a digital sensor signal (DS) from an ultrasonic sensor (16) for signal transmission to a signal receiver (28) is disclosed, in which a digital output signal (OS) from the ultrasonic sensor (16) is processed to form the digital sensor signal for signal transmission. Provision is made for the processing to comprise the following steps: (i) determining a signal change (SC) of successive values of the output signal (OS), (ii) scaling this signal change (SC) by means of a variable scaling factor (SF) which is specified by a scaling scheme known to the ultrasonic sensor (16) and the signal receiver (28), and (iii) outputting the scaled signal change (SC) as the digital sensor signal (DS).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for correcting a position of a vehicle (10), in particular when parking in a parking space (14), comprising the steps of: determining the position of the vehicle (10) on the basis of odometry information of the vehicle (10), sensing ultrasonic signals from a linear object (28), carrying out a method for simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) on the basis of the linear object (28) and the ultrasonic signals, and correcting the position of the vehicle (10) on the basis of odometry information by the simultaneous localization and mapping on the basis of the linear object (28). The invention also relates to a control device (16) for a driving support system (12) of a vehicle (10) which is designed to receive odometry information of the vehicle (10), is also designed to receive ultrasonic signals from at least one ultrasonic sensor (18) of the driving support system (12), and is also designed to carry out the aforementioned method.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining movement information, in particular for a vehicle assistance system (20), with a first and a second surroundings sensor (22, 24), comprising the steps of determining a first key pose (16) of a first surroundings sensor (22) at a first reference time, wherein the first key pose (16) supplies a feature set of the surroundings of a position, determining a first feature set (18) with the first surroundings sensor (22) at a first reference time plus a first time difference relative to the first key pose (16), determining a second key pose (16) of a second surroundings sensor (24) at a second reference time, wherein the second key pose (16) supplies a feature set of the surroundings of a position, determining a second feature set (18) with the second surroundings sensor (24) at a second reference time plus a second time difference relative to the second key pose (16), determining a first relative change in position from the features of the first feature set (18) wit

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for generating a surroundings map (12) of a surroundings area (8) of a motor vehicle (1), in which method the surroundings area (8) is captured by way of at least one sensor, in particular ultrasound sensor (5, 6, 14, 15), on the motor vehicle, wherein capturing of the surroundings area (8) by way of the at least one sensor (5, 6, 14, 15) is performed at at least two different points in time (T1, T2), and in a manner dependent on said surroundings clearance situations detected in each case in a manner dependent on items of sensor information at the points in time (T1, T2), a decision is made as regards whether an object (11, 13) which is at least supposedly situated in the surroundings area (8) in at least one surroundings clearance situation is, upon an updating of the surroundings map (12), displayed on the then updated surroundings map (12). The invention also relates to a driver assistance system (2) and to a motor vehicle (1).

Abstract: A method is provided for providing information about an object sensed in a surrounding area of a motor vehicle, in which the surrounding area is sensed using a sensor device of the motor vehicle. Additionally, a piece of information is provided on a communication interface in the motor vehicle. A piece of height information for the object is stored as information in a sensor-device-end control unit and this information is provided on the communication interface connected to the sensor-device-end control unit for the purpose of transmission to and further processing with a further control unit of a processing device that comprises the two control units and that is configured to create a map of the surrounding area.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing information about an object sensed in a surrounding area (7, 8) of a motor vehicle (1), in which the surrounding area (7, 8) is sensed using a sensor device (4, 10, 11) of the motor vehicle (1), and a piece of information is provided on a communication interface in the motor vehicle (1), wherein a piece of height information for the object is stored as information in a sensor-device-end control unit (3a) and this information is provided on the communication interface (13) connected to the sensor-device-end control unit (3a) for the purpose of transmission to and further processing with a further control unit (3b) of a processing device (12) that comprises the two control units (3a, 3b) and that is configured to create a map of the surrounding area. The invention also relates to a sensor device, a processing device (12) and a motor vehicle (1).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for generating a surroundings map (12) of a surroundings area (8) of a motor vehicle (1), in which method the surroundings area (8) is captured by way of at least one sensor, in particular ultrasound sensor (5, 6, 14, 15), on the motor vehicle, wherein capturing of the surroundings area (8) by way of the at least one sensor (5, 6, 14, 15) is performed at at least two different points in time (T1, T2), and in a manner dependent on said surroundings clearance situations detected in each case in a manner dependent on items of sensor information at the points in time (T1, T2), a decision is made as regards whether an object (11, 13) which is at least supposedly situated in the surroundings area (8) in at least one surroundings clearance situation is, upon an updating of the surroundings map (12), displayed on the then updated surroundings map (12). The invention also relates to a driver assistance system (2) and to a motor vehicle (1).